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0 pointshocuspocus5y ago0 comments

> First of all, you are not allowed to have a German account if you are not a resident of Germany.

Of course you are! Have you never heard of N26? And even some traditional banks will happily have you as a non-resident customer.

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ravingraven5y ago

Direktbanken (i.e. purely online Banks) are an exception but they come with their own set of asterisks and are not a blanket solution as you can't open an account from all European countries.

germanier5y ago

There is no such exception. Banks are free to do business with whomever they wish. Direktbanken are usually probably the hardest to open an account with if you are a resident abroad.

Deutsche Bank is well known for offering accounts to non-residents. Pretty much any Sparkasse will open an account for you if you walk in even without a German address.

The list of banks that don't offer accounts to non-residents is probably shorter than the other. Granted, these are mostly the ones with the best offers.

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